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Culture
Was Dec. 21 the Doomsday?
“For the Maya a new era is starting now. May enlightenment continue to enrich your lives.” This is what I received from a Mexican friend, an avid feng shui practitioner with a keen passion for Oriental philosophy. I also have a personal affection for the Mayan Civilization and have visited…
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East Asia
Beat cold with ice fishing
Every winter, vacationers and tourists head bravely and purposefully toward Hwacheon, Gangwon Province. Some clad in half sleeves and shorts forget the biting cold and dive into icy waters to catch “sancheoneo,” a mountain trout, with their bare hands. Others bundle themselves up waiting for the fish in the frozen…
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East Asia
K-pop kills easy listening
This is the second in a series of articles analyzing various issues caused by the deepening generational divide that is affecting Korean society. — ED. If you check TV music shows, most of them deal with K-pop and there can be no mistaking that it is the land of the…
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East Asia
Psy wins Korea Image Award
Singer and rapper Psy of “Gangnam Style” is the winner of the Korea Image Stepping Stone Award given by the Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI). Headed by Choi Jung-wha, CICI announced the winners of the 2013 Korea Image Award Thursday. YouTube will be awarded the Korea Image Stepping Stone Bridge…
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West Asia
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Hold Traditional Jewish Wedding Ceremony In Netanya, Israel
Ultra-Orthodox Jews pray in the men’s section during a traditional Jewish wedding ceremony of the great-grandson of the Rabbi of the Sanz Hasidic dynasty, in Netanya, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Thousands of people attended the wedding. Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather for a traditional Jewish wedding of the great-grandson of the…
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East Asia
Three culinary arts students introduce kimchi to world
Do kimchi and buses mix? For three culinary science students from the tourism college of Kyung Hee University, the answer is yes. Ryu Si-hyeong, 29, Kim Seung-min, 29, and Jo Seok-beom, 25, have remodeled their “kimchi bus” and driven some 50,000 kilometers across Europe and North America to promote Korean food…
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East Asia
Pianist Lang Lang Celebrates The New Year By Performing With Students In Hefei, China
Pianist Lang Lang performs with students of the piano in Hefei City, capital of east China’s Anhui Province, Jan. 1, 2013. Lang Lang on Tuesday performed “where’s spring” and “Radetzky March” with hundreds of students of the piano here, celebrating the coming of the New Year. Pianist Lang Lang (C,…
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South Asia
Indigenous Gurung Men In Traditional Custumes Attend New Year Parade In Kathmandu
Nepalese Gurung men wearing traditional costumes take part in the New Year parade of Tamu Losar in Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec. 30, 2012. The indigenous Gurung community celebrates the year of the Snake during Tamu Losar (New Year) parade Sunday. Nepalese Gurung girls wearing traditional costumes dance during the New Year…
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South Asia
More Than 100 Exotic Birds Gathered For A Bird Show In Calcutta, India
An Indian bird lover feeds his blue Parrot during a bird show in Calcutta, India, Dec. 30, 2012. More than a hundred exotic birds of 30 species from different countries are gathered together by the All Bengal Bird Lover’s Organization for two days. An Indian bird lover shows his Macaw…
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West Asia
Gulls Hunt For Food At Water Treatment Plant In Rafah, Gaza Strip
Gulls hunt for food at a water treatment plant in the Gaza Strip city of Rafah on Dec. 30, 2012. <Xinhua/Khaled Omar>
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